Engineering staff directory
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Laura Leyland
Interim Head of Engineering
Laura Leyland is Interim Head of Engineering and has been innovating in engineering education for over 10 years, teaching materials based modules and practical project focussed delivery with a specific interest in developing humanitarian engineering. This module delivery incorporates the Engineering for People Challenge from...
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Dr Waqas Lughmani
Senior Lecturer
Dr. Waqas Akbar Lughmani has over 15 years of experience in research, product design, teaching, and industry. He began his career as an operations engineer at a nuclear power plant after earning his bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and completing postgraduate training in nuclear power technology. After four years, he...
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Dr. Morteza Mohammadzaheri
Associate Professor in Mechatronics
Morteza Mohammadzaheri received his PhD in Intelligent Control Systems from the School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Adelaide, Australia, in February 2011. Following PhD graduation, he has served three and a half years as a postdoctoral fellow and more than ten years as a faculty member in the areas of Mechanical and...
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Dr Hadi Nabipour Afrouzi
Senior Lecturer
Dr. Hadi is a distinguished academic and engineer with a comprehensive background in electronic and electrical engineering. He earned his Bachelor of Engineering in Electronic Engineering in 2005 from Iran, followed by a Master of Electrical Engineering (2011) and a PhD (2015) from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). Dr....
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Mark Ovinis
Senior Lecturer in Mechatronics
Mark Ovinis is a Senior Lecturer in Mechatronics at the Department of Engineering. He joined BCU in 2022 and was previously a Senior Lecturer at Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia. He received his PhD from Loughborough University, UK, his MEng in from Texas A&M University, USA and his BEng from Universiti Teknologi,...
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Ishver Patel
Technologist
Ishver Patel is a Senior Technician in Engineering. Ishver is currently working as Senior Technician in CEBE department and has a wide range of experience in Engineering background. His responsibilities include operating Mechanical, Automotive, Materials, Environmental, Civil Engineering laboratories and the Workshop to...
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Dr Noel Perera
Associate Professor and Director of Innovation and Enterprise
Noel graduated with the BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering degree in 1997 and awarded the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Mechanical Engineering in 2001 both with Northumbria University. He joined Northumbria University as an academic in 2003 after a period of employment as a TCS (KTP) Associate at the National Centre...
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Dr. Md Mostafizur Rahman
Senior Lecturer
Dr. Rahman is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Engineering and Built Environment, Birmingham City University. He got his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia in 2015. He received a prestigious International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS), Australian Postgraduate...
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Dr Chitta Saha
Senior Lecturer in Automotive Engineering
Dr Chitta Saha is a Senior Lecturer in Automotive Engineering and a leading researcher on Solar PV system and associated power electronics areas. Dr. Saha received his BSc (Hons) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) in 2001. He completed his MEngSc (research)...
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Jagjit Sehra
Programme Leader/Lecturer
Electronics Engineer at Diktron Limited This role involved commissioning, repairing and development of distress alarms which were used by the UK fire brigade. A wide range of skills were gained including: Fault finding out to component level using schematic diagrams. Using microcontrollers to develop intelligent alarm....